James F. Kurtz
May 19, 2019
James F. Kurtz, 71, of Oak Harbor, died Sunday evening, May 19, 2019, at his home. He was born July 14, 1947, in Willard, Ohio, to Paul and Mary (Walker) Kurtz. He married Becky Darr on June 20, 1992, and she survives. Jim was a lifelong farmer and the former owner/operator of Kurtz Masonry & Construction and B &...
Leona M. Toni Behlmer
May 19, 2019
Leona Toni M. Behlmer 88, of Oak Harbor, died Sunday evening, May 19, 2019, at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital in Oregon. Leona was born January 18, 1931, in Carroll Township, Ohio, to Awald J. and Margaret H. (Lenke) Hansen. On October 15, 1947, in Rocky Ridge, Ohio, she married Howard J. Behlmer and he preceded her in death in 2001....
John Albert Farley
May 19, 2019
John A. Farley, age 79, of Maumee, Ohio passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 6, 1939 to Robert and Myrtle (Tearney) Farley. John graduated from St. Francis de Sales H.S in 1958, then from The Citadel in Charleston, SC in 1962. He retired from...
Richard A. Finch
May 18, 2019
Richard A. Finch, 84, longtime resident of Sylvania, passed away on May 18, 2019 at his favorite place, Wamplers Lake, where a lifetime of memories were made with family and friends. He will be remembered for his warmth, wit, and storytelling. Born on September 30, 1934, Richard was one of three children born to the late Arnold and Marguerite...
Sue Ann Gonyer Reither
May 18, 2019
Sue Ann Reither of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019. She was born October 20, 1946 to William and Irene Gonyer in Findlay, Ohio. She lived in Rudolph, Ohio until 1953 and spent the remainder of her life in Perrysburg, Ohio. Sue was a proud graduate of Perrysburg High School, class of ‘64. She married Phil Reither...
George Stanley Michalak
May 18, 2019
George Stanley Michalak, 87, passed in peace Saturday, May 18, 2019, at his Kingston of Sylvania residence. George was born on February 19, 1932, in Toledo, OH, to Clement and Rose (Klos) Michalak. In 1950, he graduated from Macomber Vocational High School, focusing on Aeronautics. After high school, George enlisted in the United States Air Force and served during...
James Daniel Jd Or Jim Smith
May 18, 2019
After almost 97 years, James Daniel (JD or Jim) Smith died peacefully at his Oak Harbor home on May 18, 2019. Born on June 24, 1922, to Daniel W. Smith II and Helen Schuck Smith of Harrison, Ohio, JD had three siblings: Marjorie, Clem, and Eileen, who predeceased him. JD had a long and wonderful life. Raised on a...
James E. Frosch
May 17, 2019
James E. Frosch, 86, died Friday, May 17, 2019 after a brief illness. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 2, 1933 to Harry T. and Lulu E. (Boyer) Frosch and married Patricia Ann (Dusseau) in LaSalle, MI on December 22, 1952. She preceded him in death in October of 1998. James was a branch manager for the...
Mary Jane Eding
May 17, 2019
Mary Jane was born in Chicago IL on October 13, 1927. She passed away on Friday May 17, 2019 at the age of 91. Her life was blessed with family and friends.  Her memberships included St. Paul’s Lutheran Church for over 75 years, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Maumee Community Church. She was also proud of being part of...
Alice B. Leiser
May 16, 2019
Alice B. Leiser, 94, of Oak Harbor, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Elmwood Assisted Living in Fremont. She was born on October 2, 1924 in Elkhart, IN to Arthur and Ruth (Rice) Higley. On November 11, 1944 at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Oak Harbor she married Myron C. Leiser, and he preceded her in death...
Beverley L. Vilfroy
May 16, 2019
Beverley L. Vilfroy, age 89, passed away on May 16, 2019 in Perrysburg, OH. Beverley was born October 12, 1929 in Freeman, NY, the daughter of the late Arden and Cora Watson. In 1947, she married, Richard Vilfroy and they shared 65 years together until his passing in 2012. Beverley was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed...
Lorenzo Larry Corsini
May 16, 2019
Lorenzo Larry Corsini, age 90, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Regency Hospital in Sylvania. Larry was born April 9, 1929 in Montreal, Canada to Alfredo and Cecelia Corsini, who had come from Italy to Canada. He and his first wife, Jean, moved from Canada to Toledo, OH in 1955.  He later formed the company Corsini and Associates,...
Donald B. Prof. Pribor
May 15, 2019
Donald B. Pribor passed away on May 15, 2019 in his home in Toledo, Ohio. He was born in Detroit, Michigan December 4, 1932 to Dr . Benjamin Pribor and Wanda (Miaskowski) Pribor. Don attended Stauton Military Academy in Virginia for his formative and high school years. After graduation he went on to St. Louis University where he earned...
Audrey M. Avery
May 15, 2019
Audrey M. Avery, 90, of Oak Harbor, died Wednesday evening, May 15, 2019, at the Lindley Inn in The Plains, Ohio. Audrey was born June 12, 1928, in Toledo to Charles and Helen I. (Garvey) Nelms. She had been a lifelong resident of Oregon, Ohio, before coming to Oak Harbor. She was Postmaster for Harbor View, Ohio, and a...
Javier A. Jay Bird Reyna
May 14, 2019
Javier Jay Bird A. Reyna, 58, of Port Clinton, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, May 14, 2019, at ProMedica-Fremont Memorial Hospital. Javier was born March 3, 1961, in Oregon, Ohio, to Jose and Rufina (Alvarado) Reyna. On November 29, 1980, in Genoa, Ohio, he married Judy Almaraz and she survives. He attended Victory Christian Fellowship in Fremont and for the...
Theodore N. Ted Will
May 14, 2019
Theodore Ted Nielsen Will, 82, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Ted was born in Saginaw, MI in 1937 and was raised in Toledo, Ohio. After graduating from DeVilbiss High School in 1955, he attended The University Of Toledo, graduating in 1960 with BBA in Marketing. Ted accepted his first job with General Tire in Akron. There, he met his...
Mr. Dal George Lawrence
May 14, 2019
Dal George Lawrence, who advanced a teaching profession around excellence, pride, collegiality and performance, died on Tuesday, May 14 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. Mr. Lawrence, president of the Toledo Federation of Teachers from 1966 to 1996, was 86 and lived in Sylvania, Ohio, with his wife of ÂÂÂ46 years, Francine Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence was born on...
Carl E. Hemminger
May 13, 2019
Carl E. Hemminger, 89, of Oak Harbor, died Monday evening, May 13, 2019, at his home. He was born April 13, 1930, in Carroll Township to Fred and Adna (Reider) Hemminger. Carl married Alice M. Kirk on July 24 1954, in Port Clinton, Ohio, and she preceded him in death September 19, 2016. Carl was a lifelong farmer, an...
Dale W. Allen
May 13, 2019
Dale William Allen, 68, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on April 23, 1951 in Hillsdale, Michigan, the son of the late Lester and Helen Christiansen. Â He worked at Standard Products as a laborer until his retirement. Â Those left to cherish his memory...
Susan E Gentry
May 13, 2019
Susan E. Gentry of Maumee, Ohio passed away peacefully Monday, May 13, 2019 surrounded by family. Sue touched many lives throughout the community through her in-home daycare, volunteer work at the schools and helpful and caring nature. She enjoyed spending as much time as she could with her grandchildren making beautiful, everlasting memories. Sue was a master gardener and...
